Railway crossing



H. MILLS RAILWAY CROSSING Filed Oct. 30, 1926 2 Sheets Sheet 1 nventor I Her/Jeri Z Z 5,

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Patented May 10, 1927.

HERBERT MILLS, or SANMANVIQHJIO,

RAILWAY CROSSIN G.

Application filed October 30, 1926. Serial 1453 4- This invention relates to new and useful improvements in crossings for railways and has for its primary object to provide a crossing that may be easily installed and as readone that is of such a nature as to permit the rapid passage of vehicles and the like over the rails without vibrating the crossing units and without in any manner whatever disrupting the same.

A further object is to provide a crossing of this character that will readily accommodate itself to the required angle between the rail treads and the road surface even though the rails become somewhat sunk.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will'become apparent asthe nature of the invention is better understood and when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of the application and in which like numerals indicate likeparts:

Figure l is a reduced top plan View of ,a crossing constructedin accordance with the present invention and as actually installed.

Figure 2 is an enlarged transverse section thereof.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section enlarged taken substantially upon the line 38 of Figure 1, and looking inwardly in the direction of the arrows for more clearly disclosing the connection between the side inclined plates and the rails.

Figure 4. is an enlarged fragmentary top plan disclosing in dotted lines the connec tions between one of the side inclined plates and the central plate.

Figure 5 is an inner side perspective of one of the securing blocks between the rails and the plate members of the crossing.

Figure 6 is an outer side perspective thereof, and

Figure 7 is a fragmentary inner side perspective of one end of the central plate member disposed horizontally between the rails of the trackway.

Now having particular reference to the drawings, 5-5 designates a pair of spaced rails in a trackway. In carrying out my invention I provide a series of block members, eight in number, all of which are designated by the reference character 6. These block members are preferably ofthe design and size disclosed in Figures 5 and 6, the same being of hard wood or cast metal format-ion and having their lower surfaces beveled as at 7 so. as torest upon the beveled top sides ofthe railbases 5. At their upper ends and inner sides said blocks are formed with notches 8 thatextend completely across the widththereof for receiving the sides of the rail treads as clearly indicated inF-igure 2.-

A pair of these blocks are arranged upon the inner and outer sides of each of the rails 5- 5 as indicated by the dotted lines in Figure t, andthe lines in Figure 2, the blocks uponthe opposite sides of each rail being in true transverse alignment so that the same may be secured to the webs of the rails and to each other by transversely extending elongated bolts 9 upon the lnner threaded ends of which are nuts 10.

Each block 6 is formed through its upper end with a longitudinalbore 11, while the top surfaces of the-outside blocks are beveled from their inner edges downwardly, the top surfaces of the innermost blocks being of lano-configuration as disclosed in Figure 2.

Disposed upon the top sides of the outermost blocks are crossing plates 12-12 of rigid metal. These plates are provided at their under sides and at their inner' edges with hinge plates 1313, disposed upon the crossing plates directly outwardly of the respective blocks 6, said hinged plates being formed adjacent their inner ends with pin receiving knuckles 14 that will register with the bores 11 of the respective blocks after which greatly elongated'bars or rods 15 are passed through the bores of the blocks as well as through the hinge knuckles. The lower edges of the crossing plates 1212 are secured to the road surface by suitable cleats 16.

Arranged horizontally between the rails 5-5 is a central crossing plate 17, the opposite longitudinal edges of which are supported by the upper ends of the spaced blocks upon the inner sides of the said rails as clearly indicated in Figures 1 and 2. In this instance also the under surface of said crossing plate 17 is provided at its edges and adjacent its opposite ends with hinge plates 18 that are also formed with hinge knuckles 19 which register with the bores 11 of the blocks 6 upon the inner sides of the rails to be secured thereto by relatively elongated bars or rods similar to the bars 15 connecting the inclined crossing plates 12-12 to the outermost blocks 6.

It will be fully appreciated by those skilled in the art that I have provided a highly novel, simple, and el'licient term of rail crossing that is Well adapted for all the purposes heretofore designated, and even though I have herein shown and destaibed the invention as consisting of certain detail structural elements it is nevertheless to he understood that some changes may be made therein Without afiecting the spirit and scope of the appended claims Having thus descrihed the invention, What I claim new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a trackway crossing, pairs of blocks secured to the opposite sides of the rails of the tli'ackmi inclined plates disposed upon the upper edges of the blocks at the outer sides of said rails, hinge rods interconnecting said plates and said blocks, and a horizontal plate disposed between the rails and secured by rods passing through the lJlOCl-CS at the inner sides ot the rails and members upon the under side of said center plates at the opposite edges thereof.

, 2. In a trackway crossing, pairs of spaced flocks posl the rails, the upper inner corners oi? each pair of opposed bloc 5 being out out to aceonn'nodate the head of a respective rail, curing bolts extending transversely through each pair of opposed blocks and the Web portion of said rails, inclined plates hingedly secured at their inner edges and at their op posite ends to the top of the blocks disposed adjacent the outer sides of the rails, and a horizontal plate disposed between the rails and secured at its longitudinal edges and opposite ends to the top of the spaced blocks disposed adjacent the inner sides of said rails.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature.

HERBERT MILLS.

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